VMware Questions


Will VMware work on Vista Ultimate (32-bit)?
will vmware work on Vista Ultimate(32bits),if yes how do I go about it?

Answer Question   |  May 15, 2009  8:09 AM
Virtualization, Vista 32-bit, VMware
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45 pts.

Windows Server 2008 clustering is not officially supported within VMware ESX?
I read that Window sserver 2008 clustering is not officially supported within VMware ESX but that could be change . Any idea if this has been changed ? User submitted questions

Answer Question   |  September 25, 2011  5:04 PM
VMware, VMware ESX, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Clustering
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16,755 pts.

VMware 4.0.0 error
i recently installed vmware 4.0.0. When i try to power on the virtual machine, the following message appear “The application encountered an error while running this operation. Error ID = -1″ I have tried to reinstalling vmware several times but the problem persists. How do I fix it?

Answer Question   |  May 8, 2009  1:00 PM
VMware, VMware error messages
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15 pts.

Exchange 2003 P2V
What is the best proven procedure for migrating a production exchange 2003 server to VMware ESXi?

Answer Question   |  May 4, 2009  2:07 PM
Exchange migration, P2V migrations, Physical to Virtual Migration, VMware, VMware ESX
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5 pts.

VMWare Workstation machines to HyperV migration path
Hi all I’m thinking to migrate our existing VMWare machines that we user for issue testing to an HyperV environment. What woule be the best practive to do this?

Answer Question   |  April 24, 2009  9:24 AM
Hyper-V, Virtualization, VMware, VMware Migration, VMware to Hyper-V Migration
9,695 pts.

VirtualIron vs. VMware ESX vs Hyper-V
We are looking into a few virtualization choices and was curious what peoples experiences were with virtual iron, vmware esx and hyper-v and if there is a strong reason to go with one over the other. Thanks

Answer Question   |  April 26, 2009  7:32 PM
Hyper-V, Virtual Iron, VMware, VMware ESX 3.5
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1,695 pts.

Microsoft Virtualization opening to 3rd party tools?
Are there any plans to open up Microsoft Virtualization to 3rd party virtual tools similar to VMWare’s Appliances? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 22, 2009  1:25 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Virtualization 3rd Party Tools, VMware, VMware Appliances
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16,755 pts.

Microsoft’s stance on Citrix
I liked your response about the 100% VMware exclusivity as I think that exactly how Microsoft should look at the situation. What`s your stance on Citrix? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 22, 2009  12:41 PM
Citrix, Microsoft virtualization, VMware
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16,755 pts.

Why should a customer switch from VMware to Microsoft virtualization products?
What would you say to a 100% VMware shop? Why should a customer switch from VMware to Microsoft virtualization products? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 21, 2009  1:37 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization vs. VMware, VMware
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16,755 pts.

Microsoft Virtualization vs. VMware
I use both Microsoft Virtualization and VMware a bit…but I’m far from being an expert on either. What are some of the advantages to Microsoft Virtualization versus VMware? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 21, 2009  1:32 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization vs. VMware, VMware
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16,755 pts.

High-end application virtualization predictions
VMware predicts virtualization of high-end apps will become mainstream this year. Do you agree? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 21, 2009  1:30 PM
Application virtualization, Microsoft virtualization, VMware
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16,755 pts.

Moving to VMware VDI
Are there any downsides to moving to VMware VDI for my corporate desktop estate? If I use vmware then I can also selectively provide Linux as an alternative desktop to my users. This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 21, 2009  1:29 PM
Linux, Microsoft virtualization, Virtual Desktop, VMware, VMware VDI
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16,755 pts.

Watchguard vpn drops vmware connection
Watchguard vpn drops vmware connection

Answer Question   |  April 17, 2009  3:09 PM
VMware, VPN, WatchGuard, WatchGuard VPN
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10 pts.

VM Fusion – Mac and Windows preferences
Hi, I switch back and forth between the Mac OS X interface and Windows in VM Fusion. When I switch, I have to go into preferences and change the right button on the mouse to the appropriate setting: Primary or Secondary. In the Mac platform I don’t like the right button to be set to [...]

Answer Question   |  August 23, 2009  2:08 PM
Mac interoperability, Mac OS X, VMware, VMware Fusion, Windows interoperability
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6,565 pts.

vCPU guidelines — multiple vCPUs per virtual guest
What are the recommendations around assigning vCPU’s to virtual guests. I’ve read a lot about vmware recommending to not use multiple vCPU’s per virtual guest unless it`s really required. Are there any specific guidelines on how to allocate vCPU’s? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 16, 2009  1:59 PM
Microsoft virtualization, vCPU, vCPU Allocation, Virtual Guest, VMware
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16,755 pts.

Microsoft Virtualization future
What is Microsoft’s view on virtualization, now that Hyper-V can soon be managed via Citrix Essentials. I get the impression that Microsoft wants to leave the virtualization story to Citrix and VMWare. This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 15, 2009  8:28 PM
Citrix, Citrix Essentials, Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, VMware
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16,755 pts.

MSFT Virtualization vs. VMware
From a business perspective how should I go to my CIO differentiating MSFT’s solution from VMware’s offerings? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 15, 2009  8:00 PM
Microsoft virtualization, VMware
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16,755 pts.

VMware View Composer initialization error
Getting a “vmware view composer agent initialization” error after recomposing an assigned VM. When we access the VM – it creates a new profile instead of mapping to the existing profile. What are some of the common reasons for losing profile settings on the data disk? Thank you very much. Moderator Note: This is a [...]

Answer Question   |  April 14, 2009  7:22 PM
VMware, VMware administration, VMware View, VMware View Composer
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6,565 pts.

VMware on vista cant see com 1
I’m running hp pavillion with vista 64 bit system. I have loaded VMware and am trying to operate windows 98. Which works great but when i try to connect to a device using a usb to serial adapter it wont work. Most of the service software i use is 98 or 95 based and is [...]

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2009  4:44 PM
COM1, Vista, Vista 64-bit, VMware, Windows 98
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5 pts.

VMware ESXi install error on Dell PowerEdge 1950
trying to install ESXi on a Poweredge 1950, with a 2 drive RAID 1, PERC 5i controller configuration, but when the ESXi image boots I get the following error: ‘Unable to find a supported device to write the ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 image to’ Can anyone help User submitted question

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2009  3:36 PM
Dell PowerEdge, Dell Poweredge 1950, RAID 1, VMware, VMware ESXi 3.5, VMware ESXi error messages, VMware ESXi Installation, VMware on Dell PowerEdge
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16,755 pts.